Subsurface & Mineral Resource
Geology and deposits of natural resources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
3 bundles · 8 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
geology What the ground is made of and what evidence says so
stratigraphyAndLithology
mapped units, their age, composition and contacts
structuralFeature
faults, folds, contacts and fracture systems that displace units
boreholeAndSample
drilled holes, logs, cores and their assays as the evidence base
resourceInventory What resources the ground holds and how confidently that is known
occurrenceAndDeposit
identified occurrences and delineated deposits with commodity and grade
estimateAndClassification
tonnage and grade estimates with confidence category, cut-off and method
subsurfaceUse How the subsurface is divided and physically used
volumeAndTenement
three-dimensional volumes referenced by extraction and exploration grants held elsewhere
wellAndWorking
wells, shafts, adits and their status
storageAndVoid
reservoirs, caverns and abandoned workings used for storage or left as voids
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.PHY.EAR.GEO
- Domain
- PHY.EAR.GEO
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- geologymineralresourcephy.ear.geo
- Also called
- P5
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes what lies beneath the surface: geological units and structures, the boreholes and samples that evidence them, the deposits of minerals, hydrocarbons and other resources they host, and the estimates that state how much is there and how confidently.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
Geology and deposits of natural resources
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because the subsurface is a three-dimensional body of evidence, always partial and always revised, and because a resource estimate is a claim about a deposit under a stated method rather than a property of the ground.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
A geological commons steward keeps the subsurface archive: it accepts logs, samples and estimates, maintains the mapped units and publishes the inventory, without holding extraction rights itself.
Links to other meta-models Filled
references
- world.landParcelAndCadastre - surface parcels overlie the volumes described here and are governed separately
- world.terrainAndLandform - outcrop mapping and collar positions are expressed in the same spatial frame
- world.waterBodyAndHydrology - aquifers are hosted in the geological units modelled here
- world.soilAndAgriculturalLand - parent material links the weathering profile to its bedrock
- world.resourceExtractionOperations - operations consume this inventory and report output against deposits
- world.materialAndSubstance - commodity identity and hazard classification resolve there
- world.permitLicenseAndAuthorization - exploration and extraction grants are authorized and held there, never inlined here
- world.metaObjectOwnershipAndStewardship - exploration and extraction grants are authorized and held there, never inlined here
- world.emissionAndEnvironmentalFlux - injected or stored volumes are accounted as fluxes there
- world.priceValuationAndAppraisal - monetary appraisal of a deposit is out of scope here and belongs to that model
imports
- geosciml - EXTEND: the geological feature, borehole and sample backbone this model specializes
- unfc - ALIGN: the classification framework for resource and reserve categories
- crirsco - ALIGN: reporting template concepts for competent assessment of estimates
requires
- vr.wm-act-012
- vr.wm-ear-003
- vr.wm-eco-014
- vr.wm-mat-002
- vr.wm-plc-001
- vr.wm-plc-003
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Derived, awaiting review
- geologicalUnit: a mapped body of rock or sediment; key attributes: unit identifier, lithology, age range, extent geometry, thickness, mapping confidence
- geoSample: material taken for analysis; key attributes: sample identifier, depth interval, source borehole or outcrop, sample type, storage location
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- boreholeDrilled: a hole was completed and its primary log became available
- sampleAssayed: analytical results for a sample were returned and attached to its interval
- geologicalMapRevised: unit boundaries or attributions changed after new evidence
- depositDelineated: a resource concentration was outlined as a named deposit
- reserveEstimateFiled: a new or updated quantity statement was lodged with its method and category
- estimateReclassified: an estimate moved between confidence categories after further work
- wellPluggedAndAbandoned: a well or working was closed and sealed, changing its status
- subsidenceObserved: surface settlement above workings or extraction volumes was measured
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- geologicalArchiveAccessContract: terms for reading maps, logs and sample records from the archive, including citation and redistribution
- explorationDataEmbargoContract: terms of time-limited confidentiality for data submitted by an explorer, and the release schedule when it expires
- estimateDisclosureContract: terms under which a quantity statement is published, including method transparency and assessor accountability
- sampleCustodyAgreement: terms for loan, sub-sampling and return of physical core and specimens
- publicGeologyMap: units, structures and outcrop as a map layer; omits confidential exploration results within embargo
- resourceInventorySummary: tonnage and grade by commodity and confidence category over an area; omits property-level and holder-linked detail
- boreholeLogExtract: the full log and assay record for named holes to an entitled requester; omits unrelated holdings
Context of use required Filled
- Those rights are held and transferred through S1, confidential submissions are released only under S2 access contracts with explicit embargo terms, and every read of embargoed material is logged in S4.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
Built from: models/world-p5-subsurface-and-mineral-resource/spec.yaml, models/docs/planet-nature/P5-subsurface-and-mineral-resource.md